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''Language'': {{pl|Alphabet}} {{pl|Apostrophe}} {{pl|Back-chaining}} {{pl|British and American English}} {{pl|Catalog of artworks known in English by a foreign title}} {{pl|Colon (punctuation)}} {{pl|Commonwealth English}} {{pl|Cyrillic alphabet}} {{pl|English alphabet}} {{pl|English irregular nouns}} {{pl|English irregular verbs}} {{pl|English phonemes}} {{pl|English spellings}} (many thanks to [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] for the ''objet d'art'' at the top of the page; to find out what 'retroalphabetical' means, coined by me in 1995, {{pl|Oxford English Dictionary|OED}} please note, click on one of the blue squares) | ''Language'': {{pl|Alphabet}} {{pl|Apostrophe}} {{pl|Back-chaining}} {{pl|British and American English}} {{pl|Catalog of artworks known in English by a foreign title}} {{pl|Colon (punctuation)}} {{pl|Commonwealth English}} {{pl|Cyrillic alphabet}} {{pl|English alphabet}} {{pl|English irregular nouns}} {{pl|English irregular verbs}} {{pl|English phonemes}} {{pl|English spellings}} (many thanks to [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] for the ''objet d'art'' at the top of the page; to find out what 'retroalphabetical' means, coined by me in 1995, {{pl|Oxford English Dictionary|OED}} please note, click on one of the blue squares) · [[French words in English/Catalogs|French words in English]] {{pl|Galician language|Galician}} {{pl|Glottal stop}} {{pl|Homophone}} {{pl|Hyphen}} {{pl|International Phonetic Alphabet}} {{pl|Italian language|Italian}} {{pl|Minimal pair}} {{pl|Nynorsk}} {{pl|Okina}} {{pl|Persian language}} {{pl|Schwa}} {{pl|Silent letters in English}} {{pl|Spelling pronunciation}} {{pl|A (letter)|A}} {{pl|B (letter)|B}} {{pl|D}} {{pl|E (letter)|E}} {{pl|F}} {{pl|G (letter)|G}} {{pl|GH}} {{pl|H}} {{pl|I}} {{pl|J}} {{pl|K}} {{pl|L}} {{pl|M}} {{pl|N}} {{pl|O}} {{pl|P}} {{pl|Q}} {{pl|R (letter)|R}} {{pl|S}} {{pl|T}} {{pl|U (letter)|U}} {{pl|V (letter)|V}} {{pl|W (letter)|W}} {{pl|X (letter)|X}} {{pl|Y (letter)|Y}} {{pl|Z (letter)|Z}} · [[English spellings/Catalogs/Apostrophe]] | ||
''Music'': {{pl|Bob Dylan}} {{pl|Domenico Scarlatti}} {{pl|Frederick Delius}} {{pl|Howlin' Wolf}} {{pl|Jean Sibelius}} {{pl|Kraftwerk}} {{pl|Leevi Madetoja}} {{pl|Ludwig van Beethoven}} {{pl|Miles Davis}} {{pl|Nico}} {{pl|Cover version}} {{pl|Rock music}} {{pl|Skiffle}} {{pl|Mezzo TV}} | ''Music'': {{pl|Bob Dylan}} {{pl|Domenico Scarlatti}} {{pl|Frederick Delius}} {{pl|Howlin' Wolf}} {{pl|Jean Sibelius}} {{pl|Kraftwerk}} {{pl|Leevi Madetoja}} {{pl|Ludwig van Beethoven}} {{pl|Miles Davis}} {{pl|Nico}} {{pl|Cover version}} {{pl|Rock music}} {{pl|Skiffle}} {{pl|Mezzo TV}} | ||
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''Places'': {{pl|Burma}} {{pl|Cyprus}} {{pl|Malta}} | ''Places'': {{pl|Burma}} {{pl|Cyprus}} {{pl|Malta}} | ||
''Food'': {{pl|Crisps}} {{pl|Leitão assado à Bairrada}} {{pl|Portuguese cod casserole (bacalhau à Gomes de Sá)}} | ''Food'': {{pl|Crisps}} {{pl|Portuguese roast suckling pig (leitão assado)|Leitão assado à Bairrada}} {{pl|Portuguese cod casserole (bacalhau à Gomes de Sá)}} | ||
''Chess'': {{pl|Chess960}} {{pl|En passant (chess)|En passant}} | ''Chess'': {{pl|Chess960}} {{pl|En passant (chess)|En passant}} | ||
''Time'': {{pl|CDT}} {{pl|Universal Time}} [[CZ:What's Your Message?]]: | ''Time'': {{pl|Central Daylight Time|CDT}} {{pl|Universal Time}} [[CZ:What's Your Message?]]: | ||
[[User:Robert Thorpe/World Alphabetical Time|World Alphabetical Time]] | [[User:Robert Thorpe/World Alphabetical Time|World Alphabetical Time]] | ||
''Miscellany'': {{pl|Alan Odle}} {{pl|Arab}} {{pl|Ceres}} {{pl|Daniel C. Dennett}} {{pl|Deutsche Mark}} {{pl|Michael Holding}} {{pl|One & Other}} | ''Miscellany'': {{pl|Alan Odle}} {{pl|Arab}} {{pl|Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres}} {{pl|Daniel C. Dennett}} {{pl|Deutsche Mark}} {{pl|Michael Holding}} {{pl|One & Other}} · [[User:Ro Thorpe/Spelling reform]] | ||
==Thorperson== | ==Thorperson== | ||
Robert Thorpe, born in [[London]] in 1950, living in [[Esposende]], [[Portugal]]. I have a degree in [[English language|English]] from [[Peterhouse]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]]. For many years I worked as a teacher of the language, in [[Mâcon]], [[France]]; [[Mondovì]], [[Italy]]; [[London]], [[England]], and finally in various locations in [[Portugal]]. | Robert Thorpe, born in [[London]] in 1950, living in [[Esposende]], [[Portugal]]. I have a degree in [[English language|English]] from [[Peterhouse]], [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]]. For many years I worked as a teacher of the language, in [[Mâcon]], [[France]]; [[Mondovì]], [[Italy]]; [[London]], [[England]], and finally in various locations in [[Portugal]]. | ||
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removes Incorrect or Unnecessary Capital Letters like These. Proper capitalisation is important to distinguish the general from the particular: the Earth goes round the Sun, and if there's too much sun the earth dries out and develops cracks.
Fans of different types of music often capitalise them, from jazz to jungle. Some people capitalise the names of currencies, probably because many of them sound like proper nouns, franc, for example, or mark. Of course those two have now (almost) vacated the scene in favour of the equally capitalised-sounding euro.
Articles I started (but didn't finish)
Language: 
Alphabet 
Apostrophe Back-chaining 
British and American English Catalog of artworks known in English by a foreign title Colon (punctuation) Commonwealth English Cyrillic alphabet English alphabet English irregular nouns English irregular verbs English phonemes English spellings (many thanks to Chris Day for the objet d'art at the top of the page; to find out what 'retroalphabetical' means, coined by me in 1995, OED please note, click on one of the blue squares) · French words in English Galician Glottal stop Homophone Hyphen International Phonetic Alphabet Italian Minimal pair Nynorsk Okina Persian language Schwa Silent letters in English Spelling pronunciation A B D E F G GH H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z · English spellings/Catalogs/Apostrophe
Music: Bob Dylan Domenico Scarlatti Frederick Delius Howlin' Wolf Jean Sibelius Kraftwerk 
Leevi Madetoja Ludwig van Beethoven Miles Davis Nico Cover version Rock music Skiffle Mezzo TV
Novelists: Franz Kafka Ivy Compton-Burnett Marcel Proust
Food: Crisps Leitão assado à Bairrada Portuguese cod casserole (bacalhau à Gomes de Sá)
Chess: Chess960 En passant
Time: CDT Universal Time CZ:What's Your Message?:
World Alphabetical Time
Miscellany: Alan Odle Arab Ceres Daniel C. Dennett Deutsche Mark Michael Holding One & Other · User:Ro Thorpe/Spelling reform
Thorperson
Robert Thorpe, born in London in 1950, living in Esposende, Portugal. I have a degree in English from Peterhouse, Cambridge. For many years I worked as a teacher of the language, in Mâcon, France; Mondovì, Italy; London, England, and finally in various locations in Portugal.